More direct evidence has been uncovered that preventing gum disease can help people avoid cardiovascular problems.

Elderly and housebound residents in England are taking part in the trial of a new device which could help make their weekly grocery shop easier. A barcode reader is used to scan items from a catalogue – or off tins – and then the order is sent to the supermarket via the phone line. [...]

A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles to celebrate Wales beating England at rugby, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.

W Bruce Cameron: Here’s what I gained from the experience of being out on book tour for the last six months: 10 pounds.
I guess this proves that those salads they sell at airports are really no good for you after all, which is why I’ve always avoided them and instead get my vegetables [...]

Israeli scientists have developed a test that can objectively determine the level of a person’s sexual desire.

Snap, crackle, pop. I’m listening to a brain talking in a language that seems unintelligible, a chorus of millions of neurons firing, sounding to my ear like the electrical fuzz of a shortwave radio between stations. Then comes a distinctive “pop.” I hear it again: “pop.”